I made this Homemade Child’s Queen of Hearts Gown for my baby sister. She wanted a “poofy” gown with “TONS OF SPARKLES.” A typical description from an eight year old girl. When I was her age, I had a store bought Queen of Hearts costume that I wore until I couldn’t get the zipper up … Read more
When I was invited to a 1970s party, I knew I wanted something different but couldn’t find well made Oompa Loompa outfits online or in the party hire shops. So I made my own Homemade Oompa Loompa Girl Costume! I made the skirt and suspenders out of a long white skirt, cut short, and two … Read more
My Queen of Hearts Costume was based off of Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland”. It was made using several well loved gowns that I bought from a thrift store. The top of the gown was taken from an old velvet dress. I cut the sleeves off so I could wear another shirt underneath. The front … Read more
We made Oompa Loompa costumes with a modern spin, they were also taylored for females. We were the girl Oompa Loompas. We got the socks from an accessories store (basically any cool colored striped socks will work). We used brown shirt that we already had. Polo neck or T-shirt, depending on the weather. Both of … Read more
Since I am a huge fan of all things Johnny Depp, I decided to make a Homemade Willy Wonka Costume this year. I bought my coat for $8 at a thrift store and borrowed the black pants and shoes from my mom. I made the hat with cardboard and an old shirt. The cane was … Read more
Like many others, I lovethe Edward Scissorhands movie! And any other Tim Burton movie for that matter! I figured I had the hair, so I might as well give the Edward Scissorhands costume a try. First and foremost, I have to give credit where it is due. I downloaded a template for the scissorhands from … Read more
This year I was Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd. I studied several photographs of her costume and tried to recreate it as close as possible (even down to red and black pantaloons – see small inserted picture). I do all of my own sketching, draft my own patterns and do all of the sewing. The … Read more
For this Corpse Bride costume I used my real wedding dress. I made black and white roses and attached them to the dress, and made a bouquet. I used an old net curtain to make a veil which I ripped up. I made the gloves in spider patterned material. I bought a black wig. I … Read more
I made this Oompa Loompa costume for my girls this year using a combination of tips found on this site. The pants were purchased at the thrift store in women’s size 24. I then sewed the legs and waist to a smaller size, leaving the hips large like the Oompa Loompas. I bought white material … Read more
The inspiration for my Homemade Oompa Loompa Halloween Costume came from when I grew out my hair in college. A girl told me, “Don’t take this the wrong way, but when your hair gets long it flips out, and it would make for an AWESOME Oopma-Loompa costume!” The seed was planted, and I took the … Read more
My husband and I were invited to a Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Theme Party. The hosts sent out brilliant invitations which were chocolate bars which had been decorated with printed “Wonka Bar” wrappers and each contained a golden ticket under the wrapper. We decided to attend as “Homemade No Sew Oompa Loompa Costumes”. Our … Read more
For my ghostly Homemade Mad Hatter Halloween Costume, I started with the hat. I added purple satin under the grey tulle, added a brim of the same fabric. I hot glued a peacock feather, added hat pins and the price tag stating “in this style 10/6”. Under the hat is a curly red wig that … Read more